On occasion we come across some great features of our product and recently BloodSTOP® special blood control gauze became the focus of a story about a wounded officer in training.

SWAT paramedic Mark Ocepek was pleasantly surprised to find out how powerful BloodSTOP® is in stopping bleeding when his services were needed by an officer in training. Here’s an excerpt from his story from officer.com:

Officer Ocepek instantly rushed to the aid of his fellow officer with his “trauma bag” — always on him — in tow. After checking the airway, Officer Ocepek’s first order of business was stopping the bleeding. Seeing the severity of the laceration, Officer Ocepek employed a new piece of kit he had received back in November of 2014 — a product called BloodSTOP iX that was being sampled at the SWAT International Roundup, a competition for SWAT teams throughout the country.

Officer Ocepek applied BloodSTOP iX, a water-soluble “hemostatic matrix,” wrapped it in gauze and applied direct pressure. In less than a minute, Ocepek saw extraordinary results. Within 20-30 seconds, the profuse bleeding just stopped — completely. Where there was once flowing blood just about an inch from the officers eye, the wound had been completely sealed by a non-toxic, completely safe gel. Officer Ocepek, who had years of experience at level 1 trauma centers and on the job as a SWAT officer, found the results to be better than any skin glue, other hemostatic agent, and far better than any bandage by itself. (Read the entire story here)

BloodSTOP® transforms into a protective gel that seals the wound and speeds the healing process.

BloodSTOP® acts in less than one minute, easily washes off with water, and can be used for cuts, abrasions, and nosebleeds. Sterile, convenient, and fast, BloodSTOP® is a very effective way to control bleeding.

Neuropathy is a nerve condition that affects people of all walks of life, and particularly those who suffer with diabetes and related illnesses. If you or a loved one suffer from neuropathy in your feet, relief can be found in our Neuropathy Therapy Socks!

Many people have come to find much needed relief for their neuropathy related foot pain with these specially designed socks. Here’s 5 ways Neuropathy Therapy Socks with built-in gel pads can help relieve painful feet:

This week, May 10 – 16, 2015, is National Women’s Health Week. It’s a week dedicated to empowering women to make their health a top priority, and we couldn’t agree more! Women have many important roles in their families, at home, at work, in their relationships, and more. Improving and maintaining good health is not only something good to do for yourself, it’s also a gift for those in your life.

Also this week on May 12th was National Women’s Checkup Day, prompting women to schedule their well-woman visit.

In support of these important reminders, this week on our social media channels we’ve been sharing some helpful health items that are easy to use. We hope you find these useful in your regular health regimen every week of the year!

Exercise isn’t always easy for everyone. Back problems, weak knees, achy joints, and other maladies make it difficult to get into the swing of feeling good.

This is where the Swing Master™ Chi Machine can help just about anyone feel better in a matter of minutes.

Have you heard about passive exercising? The concept is simple with this one amazing passive exerciser: Just lie down, place your feet on its comfortable foam cushion, and let the Swing Master™ Chi Machine do the work for you, helping to oxygenate your body and make you feel as if you’ve had a brisk walk.

This passive aerobic exercise system can even help chronic back problems, relieve tension, and promote your immune system! Who knew getting into the swing of feeling good is this easy?

These socks are specially designed for those with sensitive, easily irritated skin or painful swelling. Super soft with smooth toe seam and non-binding top that help reduce foot pain, friction, blistering, and calluses.

Whether you’re an active runner, work on your feet all day, or suffer from a condition which causes swollen or painful legs or feet, you may find much needed relief by wearing compression hosiery.

Compression hosiery, socks, or stockings are specially designed with extra firm material such as elastic to help reduce swelling and improve circulation. Here at Dream Products, we offer a variety of compression leg-wear to choose from. One in particular, Zippered Compression Stockings, is a favorite of one of our very own staff members, Linda, who shares her personal experience:

For years I have suffered with ankle swelling, particularly in one leg. No doctor has been able to determine the cause of the swelling. Over the years I have tried many products, but it seems that the only thing that really helps to control the swelling is when I wear compression socks or stockings.

Problem is, by nature of what compression stockings are, they are so tight and difficult to get off and on! Then I discovered we carry Zippered Compression Stockings here at Dream Products! What an ingenious idea! You still have the tightness for the compression benefit as you wear the stocking, but because you can zip it up, it takes the struggle out of putting them on and taking them off!

These Zippered Compression Stockings can be worn with shoes and/or socks and you can wear them all day long! They even have an open toe, so if you want to wear sandals no one needs to know you are also wearing compression stockings!

Doctors recommend compression support to help increase circulation, reduce swelling and fluid retention, support aching muscles and ease the pain and discomfort of varicose veins. With all these great benefits, and now that the zip up feature allows for easy on/off, you won’t find a compression stocking you will like more!

We sell a lot of items at Dream Products Catalog, but one that we are particularly proud of is our Sleep Bra. For over 14 years we have been selling this item to consumers and to doctors’ offices across the nation. Every woman has experienced the agony of wearing an uncomfortable bra – but with the Sleep Bra, that never has to happen again!

When a woman has breast surgery, whether it is reconstruction or augmentation, biopsy, etc., many plastic surgeons offices use our Sleep Bra for their patients. After surgery it is important that they wear some type of support 24 hours a day and this bra allows them to do that in comfort.

In speaking with one plastic surgeon’s office they told us that their patients wake up from surgery with the Sleep Bra on. It’s easy for the doctor to apply while the patient is under anesthetic, as the bra hooks in the front. The material is so light and soft that it doesn’t create pressure on surgery points. Because the bra cups stretch, if there is swelling or any size fluctuation, the Sleep Bra continues to be just as comfortable for the patient every single day. And talk about affordable! You’ll be hard pressed to find a bra less expensive and when you consider just how comfortable it is, the price is even MORE amazing!

If the bra is comfortable enough to wear after surgery (even when sleeping) can you imagine how nice it would be to wear it on an everyday basis? The Sleep Bra is one of our customer favorites at Dream Products and we know if you try it, it will become one of your favorites as well!